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Director:
Ray McKinnon
Writer:
Ray McKinnon (written by)
Genre:
Comedy | Short more
Tagline:
Can one man, one hard drinking, chain smoking, backwoods accountant, stop a national conspiracy, change the course of history, and save a way of life? It's do-able... but it ain't gonna be purdy.
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins more
NewsDesk:
Little Rock Film Festival 2009
 (From PasteMagazine. 14 May 2009, 7:56 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
My Favorite All Time Film more (26 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Ray McKinnon ... The Accountant

Walton Goggins ... Tommy O'Dell (as Walt Goggins)
Eddie King ... David O'Dell
Gary Richardson ... One-armed farmer
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Argentina:35 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Argentina:Unrated
Filming Locations:
Covington, Georgia, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Drive-By Truckers' song "Sinkhole" (from the album Decoration Day) is based on this short film. Ray McKinnon was appreciative, and reciprocated by using a few Drive-By Truckers songs on the soundtrack for his film, Chrystal (2004). more
Quotes:
The Accountant: If a man builds a machine and that machine conspires with another machine built by another man, are those men conspiring? more
Movie Connections:
References "Hee Haw" (1969) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
My Favorite All Time Film, 19 October 2007
10/10
Author: JB Beverley from United States

The Accountant is nothing short of genius. Thank you Ray McKinnon for standing up to the "characatures and stereotypes", and for exposing the cultural conspiracy for what it is.

If you like serious messages coated with great humor, brilliant writing, and wonderful acting performances, you MUST check out this film! This is a moving portrait of the modern American Landscape in it's true light.

It is rare in this day and age for a writer/director to show such guts and intelligence in one swoop. Ray McKinnon delivers three-fold, and The Accountant has honestly become my favorite all time film; short or feature length.

-JB

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